Wallet Max Planet Positive Podcast™ with investors driving impact

Planet Positive Podcast™ is a monthly interview with investors driving impact globally. Aligned with our mission to challenge the status quo, we showcase personal and professional journeys of diverse investors (Angels, VCs, PEs, Family Office, Corporate Venture) looking to leverage inclusion and impact without compromising growth of investments. Supporting sustainable innovations is good for people’s wellbeing, planet survival, and financial profits.

This month, Bhuva’s guest is Jessie Lam. As a Venture Partner at AiiM Partners, she leverages her deep operating and investment expertise to help industrial companies scale, having worked directly with over 70 portfolio companies.

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All Episodes

April 2026

Guest:

Jessie Lam

As a Venture Partner at AiiM Partners, she leverages her deep operating and investment expertise to help industrial companies scale, having worked directly with over 70 portfolio companies.

March 2026

Guest:

Sabrina Bainbridge

Associate Director of Investments at Spring Point Partners, working closely with fund managers and direct investments to drive value creation in private markets.

February 2026

Guest:

Renata Aráuz-DeStefano

Investor at Pivotal Ventures, where she backs women-led venture capital fund and makes mission-aligned early-stage investments.

January 2026

Guest:

Aaron Walker

Founder and Managing Partner at Ruthless for Good Fund.

December 2025

Guest:

Adrianna Samaniego

Partner at Cherryrock Capital, venture firm focused on leading an and co-leading Series A & B rounds in underinvested founding teams.

November 2025

Guest:

Emma Leavy

Investor at Gratitude Railroad where she oversees due diligence, portfolio management, and fund thesis development.

October 2025

Guest:

Claire Biernacki

Partner at BBG Ventures, a seed and pre-seed venture fund leading investments in female or diverse founders.

September 2025

Guest:

Carbon Thirteen

Puja Balachander and Sarah Jones of Carbon13, where they support pre-seed/seed stage climate tech startups to accelerate their progress.

August 2025

Guest:

Emily Zhen

Principal on the investment team at Zeal Capital Partners investing in early-stage companies across Healthcare, Financial Technology, and the Future of Learning & Work.

July 2025

Guest:

Maddi Holman

Co-Founder and General Partner at Daring Ventures, where she uses her resilient background of navigating traditionally male-dominated environments to identify overlooked investment opportunities.

June 2025

Guest:

Emma Mee

Head of Membership at Green Angel Ventures. Focusing on community building and strengthening the membership base of private investors.

May 2025

Guest:

Gillian Fleming

A Co-Founder, Director and MD of Mint Ventures, a women-led angel group focused on investing in women-led and diverse teams with an environmental, ethical or social purpose.

April 2025

Guest:

Ashley Ryder

Partner at VamosVentures, a venture capital fund investing in diverse teams across Health & Wellness, FinTech, Future of Work, and Sustainability

March 2025

Guest:

Denise McQuaid

Co-Founder and Director of Investor Relations at AwakenAngels, the first and only women-led angel investment syndicate in the island of Ireland

February 2025

Guest:

Randi Plevy

Partner and General Counsel at Angel Hive, New York syndicate investing in women led startups that improve the lives of women and girls

January 2025

Guest:

Susan Schofer

Partner at SOSV and Chief Science Officer at HAX, the world’s premier venture program accelerating early stage hard tech startups

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